A UAE-owned and operated Wing Loong II unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was reportedly shot down by a laser weapon mounted upon a Turkish Otokar Cobra wheeled personnel carrier near the… Continue reading "Turkish Laser Downs Chinese-built, UAE-operated, UAV in Libya?"
On August 18th, just sixteen days after the official exit by the United States from the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the US Navy fired a Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile… Continue reading "US Enters the Post-INF World With Ground Launch of Tomahawk Cruise Missile"
The Canadian Department of National Defense has announced the agreement of a CA$3 billion deal to procure up to 360 General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada LAV (Light Armoured Vehicle)… Continue reading "Canadian Army to receive General Dynamics LAV Armoured Combat Support Vehicles"
Bahrain has joined the ever growing list of Patriot customers, becoming the seventeenth country to purchase the system for air and missile defense. With tensions in the Persian Gulf region… Continue reading "Bahrain Purchases Patriot Air Defense System"
Australia’s Special Operations Command (SOCOMD) is set for a major cash infusion with news that the first $500 million AUD of an expected $3 billion AUD has been approved to… Continue reading "Big Budget Increase for Aussie Special Operations"
As I have written before, the balance between the primacy of the missile or the defense in the maritime battle-space is unclear at the moment. Missiles are getting smarter and… Continue reading "Behind a Tin Foil Shield: The Importance of Soft Kill Measures in Shipboard Missile Defense"
Argentina has reportedly selected Korean Aerospace Industries’ (KAI) FA-50 light fighter aircraft for its air force requirement, Jane’s reported on 21 July. The Argentine Air Foce (Fuerza Aérea Argentina –… Continue reading "Argentina Selects KAI FA-50 Light Fighter"
The Netherlands on 13 July received the first of its upgraded Patriot missile system batteries after the units were sent to the United States to undergo the upgrade. The Royal… Continue reading "Netherlands Starts Receiving Upgraded Patriot Batteries"
The Australian Defence Innovation Hub has published a Call for Submissions inviting the industry to submit innovative defense-related ideas and products for the Australian Army. The key four priority areas… Continue reading "Australian Army Looks For Innovative Ideas"
The crew of a French Army Gazelle light helicopter were rescued this month after their airframe suffered a ‘hard landing’ after being engaged by an insurgent PKM medium machine gun… Continue reading "French Army Tiger Rescues Downed Airmen"